Door-holder



E. LANNING.

DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 1920.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

a fier. If /9 w 9 EDWIN LANNING, OF LA CASA, TEXAS.

DOOR-HOLDER.

7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed March 18, 1920. Serial No. 366,848.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN LANNING, a citizen of the United States,residing at La Casca, in the county of Stephens, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in door holdersand particularly to devices for holding doors open at different degrees.7

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice'which is adapted to wedge between the bottom of the door and thefloor, and which is provided with novel and improved means which preventthe device from slipping on carpet of the pile type and causing themashing down of the pile of the carpet.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of thischaracter wherein the anti-slipping element is used, at times, tosuspend the device from the knob or key of the door, and to serve as akey ring to hold keys.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device shown as hanging from the knob ofthe door.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the wedge block, showing the wire memberfolded into the recess in the face of the block.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal central sectional view taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing the spaces between the portions of the wiremember into which the pile of the carpet mayenter, to prevent mashingdown of said pile.

Fig. 1 is a similar sectional view showing the device when used on aboard floor.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the device removed from the knob and withthe wire yoke in extended position.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, there is shown awooden or other block which has the parallel side faces 10, and thetapering or converging top and bottom faces 11 and 12. The face 12 ofthe block is formed with a cut out portion which leaves the raisedangular portion 13 and the raised triangular portion 1a. The outer facesof these portions'13 and 1 1, however, are in the same plane and contactwith the floor or carp'et when the device is in use.

A wire yoke has its intermediate portion 15 disposed transverselythrough the thicker end of the block, and has its arms outwardly andoppositely bowed, as shown at 16, said bowed portions being adapted tobe engaged with the shank of the door knob 17 as shown in Fig. 1, of thedrawing. The outer ends of the arms are coiled, as shown at 18, to servethe purpose of rings for engagement through the eyes of keys, the keysbeing readily capable of ordinary use in the doors, as will be readilyunderstood.

When the device is not in use to hold a door in open position, the armsof the yoke are engaged with the knob of the door, or the key is placedin the keyhole with the block hanging therefrom. ()n the faces of theblock may be stamped or printed suitable advertisement matter to attractthe attention of the users of the key, the block being of such size thata person would not be so liable to place in his pocket, and thusunintentionally carry away the key.

Particular attention is calledto the fact that when the wedge block isplaced on the floor beneath the lower edge of the door, that the wireyoke lies flush with the lower face of the block, and permits the outerfaces of the raised portions 13 and 1% to properly and frictionallycontact with the face of the floor. This is especially the case when thedevice is used on an ordinary board floor. When, however, the device isused on a carpeted floor, the block would have a tendency to crush downthe pile of the carpet, and produce a smooth space on the surface of thecarpet. This is, however, overcome by the fact that the wire yoke servesto provide recesses on the lower face of the block into which the pileof the carpet can enter, and thus be preserved against damage. Theportions 13 and 14. are comparatively small in area, so that they do notproduce a noticeable crushing of the pile of the carpet, the greaterportion of the carpet, covered by the area of the lower face of theblock, is permitted to rise into the recess and assume its normal andnatural condition. The action of the yoke on the carpet will also tendto prevent the block from slipping.

ofafloor and the bottom edge of a door, said block being cut out in itscarpet engaging It will be noted that the portions of the arms of theyoke, adjacent the block, have slight bends 19 which engage with theside faces of the block to prevent the yoke from swinging back intocontact with the face thereof opposite to that in which the recess isformed. When the block is picked up face to provide a recess andresultant end bosses, and a pivoted yoke carried by the thicker end ofthe block for suspending the block at times, and to lie Within therecess at times, said recess being of a depth to receive the yoke whenso engaged beneath the door, and said yoke being arranged to permit thepile of; the carpet to pass therethrough.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWVIN LAN N IN G. Witnesses:

U. B. JoNEs, ToM STURDIVOW.

